dr. abraham. specifically about journalists today. 250 people, ranging in age between 25 and 35, pretty frightening. they were new media folks from a content perspective. what i came away with listening to them talk about their audience, reaching out, being writers, was scared me was how selfish the audience seemed to be. subway breakfasts, your comment about crime and people being tired of reading about it, they were reaching for people like this, this is how they were going to make money. it scares the hell out of me. i brought it back and brought it up, especially in the '60s and '70s, it was a extremely political newspaper magazine that used music to bring in an audience. so, my question, what about the new journalists today reaching out to the 20-year-old and 30- year-old? your comment about the two schools of journalism and reaching out, getting quality journalism to the public, how will we do that? >> we have a couple of issues here. the old school and the new school. i guess the question w

dr. joel primack and nancy ellen abrahams. >>> this is the second session with two extraordinary people, nancy abrahams wosay lawyer, a song writer, a spouse, and the coauthor of this volume, which is quite breathtaking. the view from the center of the universe. discovering our extraordinariy place in the cosmows. a new book. -- cosmos. highly placed and the coauthor is sitting right here, his name is joel preand he is one of the world's most successful and recognized cosmonthlygists, astro first cysts. and this is a tour of the universe benefiting by the extraordinary breakthroughs of a series of telescopes, the head of which is the leading telescope is the hubble telescope which is still functioning. now, the hubble is a product of nasa. so you must have high regard for nasa? is that deminished in any way? >> all of us scientists are enormously grateful for the government of the united states and to nasa in particular. but we are very worried that this new focus on putting people back on the moon is robbing the current scientific enterprise of very much-needed resources. in the hopes w

dr. joel primack and nancy ellen abrahams. if. for such a small if i live to a hundred. if social security isn't enough. if my heart gets broken. if she says yes. we believe if should never hold you back. if should be managed with a plan that builds on what you already have. together we can create a personal safety net, a launching pad, for all those brilliant ifs in the middle of life. you can call on our expertise and get guarantees for the if in life. after all, we're metlife. >>> welcome to both of you. pleasure to see you. >> thank you. >> your book, the view from the center of the universe, the subtitle is, discovering our extraordinariy place in the cosmos, is a tour of the universe. it's ambitious and i think it's fulfilled. and it's great to have you here. >> delighted to be here. thank you very having us. >> the assumptions are that we know a lot more about the universe today than we did a couple decades ago. and that's true because of clos copy, correct? >> correct. >> we have the hubble, what are the other telescopes that enlighten us about the universe? >> t

lamps and a rug that features quotes from four previous presidents including abraham lincoln and john f. kennedy and quotes from dr. martin luther king, jr. the white house isn't saying exactly how much it cost. >>> livermore valley wine makers will observe a tradition today for the annual blessing of the grapes. a kickoff to the 29th annual livermore valley harvest wine celebration this coming weekend. the harvest is still a couple weeks away however because of a cool summer weather. vendors expect to pick about 15,000 tons of grapes over the next two months. >>> there's new evidence this morning that shows foreclosures are having a real effect of the health of people. almost one in ten american households are right now behind on their mortgage payments and in oakland it's been more like one in four. the first of its kind report by the alameda county health department shows 38% of those who are dealing with foreclosure problems report declining health in the last two years with nearly a third of them reporting their mental health has gotten worse during that time. >>> all right. coming up on 6:00. we have new inf

abraham lincoln, john f. kennedy and even a quote from dr. martin luther king, jr. white house isn't saying exactly how much the new look costs, but they say it's comparable to what the past administrations have spent. >>> livermore valley wine makers will observe a long held tradition today. they will gather later this morning for the annual blessing of the grapes. the 10:30 ceremony is also a kickoff to the 29th annual livermore valley harvest wine celebration this weekend. the harvest is still a few weeks away because of the cool summer weather but expect to pick about 15,000 tons of grapes over the next two months. >>> new evidence shows foreclosures are having a real effect on people's health. nearly one in ten american households are currently behind in their payments. and in oakland it's been more like one in four. a first of its kind report by the alameda county health department shows 38% of those coping with foreclosure reported declining health in the last two years with nearly a third of them reporting their mental health had worsened during that time. >